Presidential Qualifications!

According to the constitution--there are only a few qualifications a person must meet in order to run for president in this country. They are:

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.

Therefore, if we're going to be real and factual, our claims (including mine) that trump is not qualified to be president are not necessarily true--according the requirements as written. Apparently, the founding fathers didn't think far enough ahead to anticipate the menace we now have in the White House--who certainly is not fit to hold the office. Ah ha! The difference between being qualified and being fit is exposed on a daily basis.
So, now how do we determine a person's fitness for the office?
I'm not convinced that a person has to have held an elected position prior to running for president or be rich or have a well-connected family name. I am convinced that anyone running for the office of president should have a genuine concern and desire to serve all the people in the United States and not just some of them. Therefore, based upon what we've seen, the current Oval Office resident is only concerned with establishing policies that benefit the rich and campaigning to appease his base (40%) of the American population. And because people were so foolish to not vote because their candidate didn't get the nomination in 2016, here we are today, in 2018, trying to figure out how we get out from under the oppressive, authoritarian mess that now exists.
The one bright spot to the traitor's election is the fact that people--from all walks of life--have felt impelled to run for office and that's a good thing. Complacency has taken a back seat to the horrors of what we now face as a nation.
I've talked to a number of people in the past year and will probably talk to more. Many are running for offices or have run and the recurring them for their political involvement is, "trump happened." I know that's true for me--if he had never been installed in office, I probably would have lived out the rest of my life, totally inactive, thinking that voting was enough. Just voting--is not enough! If we want to see a change in this country, every able-bodied, mentally stable American needs to get actively involved in the political process of this country--it's the way Democracy works.
At any rate, let's get back to the point I want to make--about having presidential qualifications which include being fit for the office. As most of my followers know, I plan to run for President in 2020. Many have said, they don't think I'm qualified based upon a few factors: I've not held an elected public office (not a career politician), I'm not rich (no matter how rich is defined), and I'm not affiliated with any religious institution (meant to appease the religious sector in the country).
On the other hand, there are number of reasons why I believe I'm the perfect person (qualified and fit) for the position of President of the United States.

• I am an American (though the founding fathers didn't have me in mind) who believes in adhering to the Constitution of the United States.
• I have been a public servant for over 20 years as an educator and volunteer in various situations.
• I know the three branches of government and the intent for checks and balances needed for a democratic process to work and have an affinity for understanding history.
• I have a better than average understanding of how government is supposed to work and will work to maintain (or restore in this case) the relationships between our allies.
• I have a heart for all people regardless of their ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs or anything else.
• I care about our planet and want to make sure my grandchildren and their children can enjoy breathing clean air, drinking clean water, and in eating foods not poisoned by toxic soil.
• I want every person who desires a higher education to have access to one without overwhelming debt (I know all too well how this is overwhelming)
• I want every educator to be treated with respect and dignity and paid as the professionals they are.
• I want every Senior Citizen to live secure in the knowledge that benefits they paid into will always be available to them.
• I want every American--regardless of age or pre-existing conditions to have access to affordable healthcare.
• I want every veteran who has served this country to be honored as the heroes they are and for them to have every service they need to continue living a productive life.
• I want every American to be treated with respect and dignity and afforded equal rights in every area of their lives.
• I want corporations to pay their fair share of taxes and for them to pay employees a living wage commensurate with their skills and ability.
• I want access for every person who wants to run for an elected office to be able to do so without finances being a barrier that impedes.
• I want to see America's Democratic process work for every American and that the people determine the direction of our nation, not corrupt, bought and paid for politicians who forget how they were elected in the first place.
• I am as mentally stable as anyone can be at the moment with the constant threat of nuclear war by the menace in the White House who is truly the enemy of the people.

In addition to the above bulleted points--I am physically fit to endure rigors of the office and if for any reason, my physical ability should falter, I have no qualms about moving aside so that the country moves forward with the best person at the helm. My strongest character traits are my integrity and tenacity. My weakest character trait (and I'm working on overcoming it) is believing in the best of people. When I see the worst in them, I acknowledge it and sever ties with them. I know how to love from afar.
For those who think that having an affiliation with a religious institution is important, let me say this. My relationship with Jesus Christ is far more important than an affiliation with any religious institution since they "change" and Jesus does not. I'm happy with my relationship with other believers and even those who don't. Neither belief or unbelief changes who I am or how I try to live life as a living representation of who God is.
So, now do you think I'm qualified to run for president? Only the voters will make that decision and I hope they find in my favor and elect an Everyday American who cares about all people, rather than a career politician, or entertainer simply because they have the money or family name. I want people to research who I am and determine for themselves whether they think I can represent who they are and address their needs.

 

It's About Our Democracy!

For a number of weeks now, I've been trying to encourage voters every where to Vote Blue--for a Democrat! It's about saving our Democracy from those who would attempt to deprive us of our rights as American Citizens per the constitution. How will they do it? If Republicans remain in control of government, the plan--a not so well kept secret is to rewrite the Constitution and they have the financial means to do it--with the Koch Brothers millions.

Don't take my word for it--check it out for yourselves.
https://billmoyers.com/story/kochs-to-rewrite-constitution/

And does anyone know why Rand Paul was in Russia this past weekend? Call him and ask him why he invited the Russians to America. Of course he'll lie, but ask him anyway. In fact there were a number of Republicans who visited Russia on our Independence Day this year and they came back, all rejecting the vote to protect our elections from hacking. I wonder why.

Tomorrow, in Michigan and in other states, we have an opportunity to make a difference for everyone--not just the rich and illiterate. We can vote Blue for every Democrat on a ballot (in one role of course) and encourage our family and friends to do likewise. If we don't take control of the House and Senate in November, we will open the door for a dictatorship--nullifying Democracy in America. Please, pay attention and know what's going on in government that will impact all of our lives.

Now is the time, Michigan! Vote for the one person who actually has demonstrated leadership and legislative experience--in Michigan, not in other states. Gretchen Whitmer is the only choice we have to guarantee a better life for all in Michigan and she'll fight for us on a national level as well. Voting Blue for down ballot will ensure she has the full house she'll need to get it done.

If not now--we may never have another chance!

Think about this for a minute before casting your vote tomorrow. One of the democratic candidates is a recent resident of Michigan, who has no known democratic ties anywhere. Another one is touting being a doctor, but not licensed to practice medicine in Michigan and very little is known about his "Democrat" experience, and both of these candidates have so little to say about themselves they have attacked the proven Democrat--Gretchen Whitmer!

I really don't have the kind of time I need to make this point clearer, but let's be realistic, now is not the time to play footloose and fancy free with out votes out of ignorance or frustration. Now is the time to vote for the one candidate who can beat Bill Schuette or any other Republican. Now is the time for Michiganders to take a firm stand against racism and bigotry of all kinds. Now is the time for Michiganders to fight for the rights of all people; especially for our children and their rights to a quality education, clean water, and job opportunities that pay a living wage. This is our fight and I'm ready for it! Are you?

We Can Do This!

Demolition of American Democracy!

The definition of "democracy" is simple or at least the intent was simple--a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system (dictionary.com). 

Let me try to break this down--the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.  Supreme power means the people have the last say over what happens in our government. Of course, that ability has been hampered by the Russian attack on our electoral process with their propagation of false/misleading/disinformation to a very gullible, frustrated group of Americans. Their frustration led them to believe that a person with multiple bankruptcies and billions in outstanding debt was a good businessman. Actually, it was more about their hatred of a strong, intelligent woman that sent them over the edge and they gambled on the pathological liar who claimed he'd look after them. The only person he's looked after is the rich and corporations who want to pollute the earth in pursuit of greed by destroying the environment with fracking and decimating the wildlife and tourism. That's how he's looking after folks.

But I don't want to get too far ahead of myself. When a foreign entity attacks the electoral process in favor of the incompetent, easily manipulated pathological liar and the "freely elected" (Russian interference) person in the White House proves, he's going to do whatever Putin says, that's not a free election. We have discovered since the 2016 election that various means of voter suppression took place in the swing states, from broken machines to fraudulent voter purging. It would appear that in every state where the person in charge of the election board was a Republican--there was proof that the "free election" did not take place. If the people don't have Supreme power (unhindered by interference) there can be no government by the people for the people.

In fact, since we know Traitor Don's biggest fear is in having to admit his presidency is not legitimate, the reason the Republicans won't rein him in is because their election is also suspect--the reason we have a majority of Republicans in both houses of Congress is due to the Russian attack on our electoral system.

Now, we know from the "Helsinki Summit" (or rather the Hell sinking summit), that Putin admitted he wanted trump to win and that he deliberately influenced the election to get the result he wanted. But in another trumpian move--the White House has "erased" from the video of the press conference the comments Putin made. I'm guessing because he thinks we're all stupid and will forget what we heard. And to make sure there is NO transparency in the White House between trump and other foreign (dictators) leaders is because they decided not to provide the public or Congress with any read-outs of the phone calls. Does that sound like a person with nothing to hide? Of course! He has a great deal to hide and he's so foolish that he doesn't realize all of his moves to obfuscate the truth, just gives Mueller more ammunition to use against him.

This defies all logic and precedents set regarding not only the protection of the resident in the WH, but in offering transparency to the public that elected them.

And now, Traitor Don wants to turn over Americans to be interrogated by Vladmir Putin simply because they openly criticize him. That's the move of a dictator--once again. He has constantly called the media, "Fake News" because they tell the truth and just yesterday, he told the audience at a VFM convention, "don't believe what you see or read. It's not what's happening." In actuality, what we see and hear from media with integrity is exactly what's happening and some (rogues in the WH) have confirmed everything. The only media outlets not telling the truth are Fox News, Breitbart, Sinclair Broadcasting and other right-wing radio shows. We cannot overlook all the conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones and a crazy pastor, Rick Wiles who claims

coup & decapitate Trump within hours

By Bil Browning ·

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Rick Wiles LGBTQ Nation

Christian broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Rick Wiles is back with even more rightwing lunacy. This time, he’s claiming MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow, an out lesbian, will lead a coup against President Donald Trump.

Even worse, it’s in a few hours and we’re gonna have to throw together an outfit at the last minute. What’s black and goes with decapitation?
“America, you’ve been homosexualized. You’ve been Jewdy-ized. I’m just telling it how it is,” Wiles told viewers. “She was spewing out, last night, calls for revolution. She was telling the left, ‘Take a deep breath, we’re at the moment, it’s coming, we’re almost there, we’re going to remove him from the White House.’ We’re about 72 hours — possibly 72 hours — from a coup.
“Be prepared that you’re going to turn on the television and see helicopters hovering over the roof of the White House with men clad in black rappelling down ropes, entering into the White House. Be prepared for a shoot out in the White House as Secret Service agents shoot commandos coming in to arrest President Trump.”
But Wiles wasn’t finished with his hysterical anti-semitism and homophobia.
“That is how close we are to a revolution. Be prepared for a mob — a leftist mob — to tear down the gates, the fence at the White House and to go into the White House and to drag him out with his family and decapitate them on the lawn of the White House,” he said.

And of course, his gullible base believes every stupid thing the ignorant oafs say. Trying to talk to trump supporters just to get them to think for themselves is a total waste of time. They are not interested in facts or logic and only spew trump talking points like parrots.

George Orwell warned all of humanity in his book, "1984" what would happen when, "the party tells you not to believe what your eyes see or your ears hear." We have entered into a phase of authoritarianism and trump supporters don't seem to care. They evidently like the idea of a dictator ruling over them. Of course, he's already doing that since he's manipulating their ability to think and act.

But let's not forget one important salient fact. When trump side by side to a known adversary to America, he took the side of the adversary over American Intelligence Agencies. That is treason and until the complicit GOP Congress finds their balls or develops a spine (not sure which is harder for them to do), we're on a downward spiral in seeing the demolition of American democracy.

Now, for all of you who might disagree with me--go ahead. But look for the evidence yourself of what I'm saying. Innocent people don't try to hide what they do. Innocent people don't keep screaming about their innocence. Innocent people don't blame others for their shortcomings and incompetence. Innocent people don't try to impede an investigation against them. Only guilty people do all of this--because they have something to hide and don't want to be publicly exposed for all their wrongdoing and that includes--this illegitimate election.

Those who refuse to think for themselves and rise up against the tyranny that faces this country are complicit in the fall of our democracy. There's no need to complain--if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

By the way, nothing in this blog is new--I've said it all before and if you don't believe, check out some of my earlier blogs. This warning has been out there for a long time now. But all I got for my effort was admonitions from people trying to convince me I was wrong about trump. I've proven and time has proven, I was right. Trump is the biggest disaster to hit the American shores and he'll destroy everything America once stood for in his effort to be something he is not.

 

Don't allow the foolish to be the instruments used for the Demolition our American Democracy! Go Vote!

Deliver Us From Ignorance!

And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.  I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls. Joel 2:28-32 NIV

I don't know about you, but I'm calling on the name the Lord, daily--to deliver us from the ignorance oozing and spreading from the White House and all those who speak on behalf of the toddler-in-chief.

I guess, I may have to just stop listening to the stupidity that his enablers expect people to believe.
Don't know who his enablers are? Let me see if I make this brief--everyone speaking on his behalf, trying to explain the most recent stupidity. I guess they all signed loyalty pledges and are afraid to speak truth.  We should all ask them why they risk their own credibility trying to defend the indefensible.

Jeffrey Lord, Paris Dennard, Kayleigh McEnany, Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee, Darrell Scott, Jason Miller, Jack Kingston, and only God knows who else is lying on behalf of donald.  They need to simply admit he has limited comprehension skills, is a pathological liar, and suffers from a cognitive disability. It's just that simple!

Of course, his supporters have long since sold their souls to the devil out of hate-driven agenda to elect him and defend him. I've never seen such ignorance in my life and it is appalling because they are committed to the idiot-in-chief.

Okay, I'm not perfect, but I'm not an idiot either. I know and own my limitations and don't try to confuse or conflate facts with nonsense and twitter rants.

Now, that I've got that off my chest, everyone needs to take a serious look at where our country is headed and put aside political angst or even bigotry long enough to see what this idiocy is doing our reputation in the world. Can't speak for everyone, but I care! I'm guessing all who do care are the real Patriots, not those just running their mouths.

Some things just never change and some people are just to set in their ways to wake up and smell the stench that is polluting the air around us. Incompetence in the White House is never a good idea and we see where that leads--more confusion and chaos--seemingly planned or plotted to redirect focus from upcoming testimonies. Those of us who know where the stench originates are not going to be misled. Our focus is on the truth--however it comes to the forefront.

Just remember, we can always change the landscape by voting blue in special elections and in Mid Terms 2018. I'll wait my turn in 2020. Just saying!

Considering the run so Everyday Americans will be well-represented from the White House! Deliverance from ignorance is on the way!

 https://youtu.be/YUUhDoCx8zc

The Pro-Life Liars!

These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves! Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it. Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech: “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings. But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand, since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. “Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me, since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD. Proverbs 1:18-29 NIV

Look at what the "religious right" have managed to do--kill off 24 million Americans and they claim to be "pro-life!"

To be fair--not all of the GOP House betrayed their constituents in order to "give the #WHidiot a sense of a win," and they will reap what they have sown.

But let's look at some of the facts:

• They claim to be pro-life (in the womb) but once a person puts in an appearance, they set them up for premeditated murder.
• In voting to pass a bill that could ultimately keep the most vulnerable from receiving adequate medical, but cutting taxes that benefit only the rich, the GOP House showed its true colors.
• They are the American-bred Terrorists
• Most of them never read the entire bill
• There was session in committee before presenting for vote.
• They ignored most of their constituents who told them (at least that dared to face their constituents) they needed their healthcare
• Hate--against the Black President--drives again--the need for the White-lash against their own people.
• The biggest losers could be (if the Senate is not more responsible) those living in red states (not the ones who flipped).

The consequences are going to be phenomenal when Republicans across the country are going to lose any re-election efforts they push.  The outrage is real, people's lives are real, and they will not forget who jeopardized their health.

So when people say they are "pro-life" ask them if all lives matter; especially those who are impacted by the idiocy that exists in DC and remind them how the GOP voted against providing healthcare for the vulnerable.

It's time to go BLUE all across the country because really, they are the only political party that cares for all people.